Financial Blog
6 Signs of Financial Infidelity…and 5 Ways to Work It Out
This blog post was originally written in 2017. It was recently updated to include new information on and solutions for possible financial infidelity. There’s something funky going on with your finances. You can’t seem to balance the checkbook. Or your budget...
Announcing the Great ‘Starting a Business 101’ Book Giveaway Contest
In honor of the recent release of my latest book, to celebrate the end of tax season, and because I really just want to I am giving away 3 copies of Starting a Business 101. But this isn’t just any old giveaway… If you read my blog regularly, are subscribed to my...
Business Tax Prep Checklist for Freelancers, Contractors, and 1099 Workers
This post was originally published on March 11th, 2019. It has been updated to reflect changes in the tax prep checklist of items you need to collect to file your taxes as a business owner, freelancer, contractor, or 1099 worker. When you work for yourself, taxes can...
How to Invest with Financial Anxiety – 7 Key Steps to Reducing Risk While Building Wealth
A lot of my financial coaching clients have an issue in common: Anxiety keeps them from investing. And though it feels safer to not invest, it’s actually not. Investing wisely is the only way your money has a chance of keeping up with inflation. Why does that matter?...
What to Do When You Use Up Your Emergency Fund (And why you need one in the first place)
Should I have an emergency fund? How much should I put in my emergency fund? Is it bad to use my emergency fund? I get those questions a lot… and the answers are always yes and it depends times two. First, having any money in an emergency fund – I don’t love that...